Toronto Police Service hires first openly transgender officer

For Toronto Police Const. Myles Glazier, the service’s first openly transgender member, he says putting on his uniform every morning is nothing short of a dream come true.

“The first few months have been amazing,” Glazier told Global News on Tuesday while smiling.

But for someone who once wanted to hide who he was, he said reaching his career goal didn’t always seem possible.

“My depression and anxiety was through the roof,” he said, remembering when he wasn’t sure how to handle what he was feeling.

Assigned female at birth, the 26-year-old said he didn’t feel comfortable in his own body, grappling with his gender identity.

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[itscrashyy]

No one cares. Focus on doing your jobs properly.

[savedrotex]

Is this gonna solve all Toronto's gang problems?

[seanlemmermann]

Great, another biologically female officer that will just sit in her car watching me get assaulted by 9 strangers... true story

[gailjohnston]

Did this officer go through the girls training or the mens?

[aidanbegovic]

I dont mind the fact that he is transgender, as long he is strong enough physically and mentally strong to do a tough job like this.

[joepeters]

i have had enough MOVING TO THE YUKON TO LIVE IN THE BUSH

As long as he does his job, I really don't care how he identifies! As long as when it matters, her identifies as a Cop!!!

[twobigeyes]

Global is just knocking it out of the park tonight!!

[AshtonColby]

This will stop being news when it is no longer ground breaking to show some support for this man simply living his authentic life defending his community. Show respect and it won’t be a big deal, ironically people having such an overreaction negativity is exactly why this kind of positive representation needs to be in the media. 🥳Props to you mate for living your truth and being BRAVER than most people sitting behind a computer screen criticizing you. Much love, the world needs more of it.

[durkdiggler]

"assigned female at birth" lmfao what

[Baseshocks]

So if some one looks like a male is arrested can they declare themselves female and get a female officer to pat them down? Will the officers respect that request?

[JacobWilson]

"people should be who they want to be"....really? Even if my own DNA tells me different .... By that logic can I be a unicorn?

[CAN-DO-ENERGY-]

So you hired another woman on the force

[resourcetrafficking]

...and its ok to 'front them off' like this?

[watcher]

That's not news and should be private information. On top of that its a safety issue to broadcast a police officers private information all over the place. I only care if the police are treating people properly. Stop shoving these social issues in societies face.

[flashwolverine]

That's so cool.. Congratulations man..., 👍👏 they are better like police because they life is already hard and they know value better then others and doing better job... Keep going man

[ferno]

If they qualify of the position, I couldn't care less

[jamiesiple]

the police can make their own decision on who they are and are not, it is not my job to say that is the wrong or right decision, I wish all the police on street to come home safe to their family, all police put their life on their line for everybody thank you very much

[lonewanderer]

And this is a news outlet that had the headline 'The way you dress could impact your percieved competence study suggests'.
There was a time, not too long in the past, that every person with a brain in their head understood that looking competent makes you seem more competent.

[TPM]

I thought this was only happening the United States. I guess we're all crazy